[3] In 1928, Castle Heights Military Academy struggled financially and was bought for $100,000 by Bernarr Macfadden, a millionaire publisher.

[3] Macfadden required the students to eat salads every day, not to use condiments or pillows, to participate in sports, and to drink so much milk that the school acquired a dairy.

Previously undeveloped areas of campus have been subdivided and now are the location of businesses, such as banks and nursing homes.

The Mitchell House served as the headquarters of the holding company for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store from 1998 to 2013.

[11] Castle Heights Academy's administrative building was designed by architect Tom Chamberlain in the Gothic Revival style in 1902.

[1] Rutherford Parks Library and Mildred Armstrong Hospital were added in 1905, both in collegiate gothic style.

[1] An auditorium and gymnasium were built in 1928 and named for the school's owner, Bernarr Macfadden.